Alkaline Rocks and Carbonatites of the World

Setup during HiTech AlkCarb: an online database of alkaline rock and carbonatite occurrences

Grunau

stripes

Occurrence number: 
116-00-044
Country: 
Namibia
Region: 
Kuboos-Bremen and Bremen Garub lines of intrusions
Location: 
Longitude: 18, Latitude: -28.08
Carbonatite: 
Yes

This occurrence comprises a pipe and two sinuous dykes of carbonatite. The pipe is about 30 m in diameter and consists of country rock fragments in a weathered matrix of calcite, apatite and limonite. The dykes emanate from the pipe and are about 120 m long.

Age: 
Post-Karoo.
References: 

VERWOERD, W.J. 1993. Update on carbonatites of South Africa and Namibia. South African Journal of Geology, 96: 75-96.

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